Devi Art Foundation
LocationDelhi, India
TypeArt museum
FounderAnupam and Lekha Poddar
ArchitectAniket Bhagwat
Websitedeviartfoundation.org

The Devi Art Foundation is a contemporary art museum located in Gurgaon, Delhi, India.

The museum opened in September 2008,[1] making it the first contemporary art museum in India.[2] It was founded by Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha Poddar, whose family businesses include Sirpur Paper Mills and the Devigarh luxury hotel in Rajasthan.[3][4]

The museum hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions of Indian art from the collections of its founders,[5] described by ArtAsiaPacific as "one of India's most important private collections," containing "more than 7,000 contemporary, modern and tribal artworks from across the Subcontinent."[1] Deeksha Nath organized its first exhibition, Still Moving Image, focused on the video and photography of twenty-five Indian artists.[6]

The museum's building, designed by architect Aniket Bhagwat, mixes Corten steel with handmade bricks. It also houses the headquarters of Sirpur Paper Mills on its upper floors.[7][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Devi Art Foundation Opens in New Delhi". ArtAsiaPacific. India. September–October 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Sengupta, Somini (25 August 2008). "Where Tradition Has Ruled, a Home for Contemporary Art". The New York Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lady of the manor". The Telegraph. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 Nicholson, Louise (October 2009). "A family quest". Apollo. Vol. 170, no. 569. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Harris, Lucian (1 March 2008). "Devi Art Foundation is India's first private museum of contemporary art". The Art Newspaper. No. 189. Delhi. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Singh, Devika (1 November 2008). "Still Moving Image". frieze. No. 119. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Gregory, Rob (23 August 2010). "Devi Art Foundation by M/S Prabhaker B Bhagwat, Gurgaon, Delhi, India". Architectural Review. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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